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...related development that demonstrates the geographical range and continuing vitality of JI, TIME has learned that an alleged senior JI operative, Zubair, was arrested in late July in southern Thailand along with a number of other suspected JI members. Although it's unclear what Zubair's exact role is, experts say that he is suspected of being a critical link in JI's financial dealings, with particular responsibility for operations in Cambodia and Thailand. Zubair is also suspected of having strong ties to al-Qaeda, although regional intelligence sources have been reluctant to discuss his case, which is being kept...
...raids on American convoys, improvised explosive devices that strike military vehicles, snipers and gunmen picking off soldiers one by one. As of today car bombs are in the anti-American forces arsenal. Whether this signals a shift in people or simply a change in tactics is unclear; U.S. commanders say they have reports of foreign terrorists entering the country, but this assault may turn out to be homegrown. Still, the deployment of car bombs, or that most sanguine of weapons the suicide bomber, as was used by the terrorists of Ansar al Islam in northern Iraq earlier this year, could...
...very least, that means three ships, carrying close to 5,000 Marines and sailors, should arrive in the waters off Monrovia within the next two weeks. What they will do once they get there is unclear. A U.S. military official says the mission does not involve separating the combatants or enforcing a cease-fire, and others have insisted that any deployment would not last more than three to four months. President Bush stressed that the U.N. "will be responsible for developing a political solution and for relieving the U.S. troops in short order...
Everyone loves a mystery, which may be why PRIVATE JESSICA LYNCH'S 15 minutes of fame have yet to fade. It's still unclear exactly what happened when her convoy was ambushed in Iraq and, later, when she was rescued--and Lynch isn't talking. But at her homecoming, the soft-spoken hero won hearts by simply acknowledging the sacrifices of others and her gratitude at being home...
...international airports to handle the crowds of foreign visitors are now erecting new barriers to keep them out. Indonesia has decided to abolish tourist visas on arrival, citing reciprocity: if Western nations won't give us visas on arrival, why should we make it easy for them? (It remains unclear when the new regulation will go into effect, if ever.) Travel advisories posted by the U.S. and other governments have also had a long-term dampening effect on the markets in Indonesia, the Philippines, Sri Lanka and elsewhere...